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Predicting student performance using clickstream data and machine learning
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Liu, Y and Fan, Si and Xu, S and Sajjanhar, A and Yeom, S and Wei, Y, Predicting student performance using clickstream data and machine learning, Educational Sciences, 13, (1) Article 17. ISSN 2227-7102 (2023) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.3390/educsci13010017
Abstract
Student performance predictive analysis has played a vital role in education in recent years. It allows for the understanding students’ learning behaviours, the identification of at-risk students, and the development of insights into teaching and learning improvement. Recently, many researchers have used data collected from Learning Management Systems to predict student performance. This study investigates the potential of clickstream data for this purpose. A total of 5341 sample students and their click behaviour data from the OULAD (Open University Learning Analytics Dataset) are used. The raw clickstream data are transformed, integrating the time and activity dimensions of students’ click actions. Two feature sets are extracted, indicating the number of clicks on 12 learning sites based on weekly and monthly time intervals. For both feature sets, the experiments are performed to compare deep learning algorithms (including LSTM and 1D-CNN) with traditional machine learning approaches. It is found that the LSTM algorithm outperformed other approaches on a range of evaluation metrics, with up to 90.25% accuracy. Four out of twelve learning sites (content, subpage, homepage, quiz) are identified as critical in influencing student performance in the course. The insights from these critical learning sites can inform the design of future courses and teaching interventions to support at-risk students.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Machine Learning; Learning Analytics; Educational Data Mining; student performance prediction; clickstream data |
| Research Division: | Information and Computing Sciences |
| Research Group: | Artificial intelligence |
| Research Field: | Modelling and simulation |
| Objective Division: | Information and Communication Services |
| Objective Group: | Information systems, technologies and services |
| Objective Field: | Artificial intelligence |
| UTAS Author: | Liu, Y (Miss Yutong Liu) |
| UTAS Author: | Fan, Si (Dr Frances Fan) |
| UTAS Author: | Xu, S (Dr Shuxiang Xu) |
| UTAS Author: | Yeom, S (Dr Soonja Yeom) |
| UTAS Author: | Wei, Y (Dr Yuchen Wei) |
| ID Code: | 155196 |
| Year Published: | 2023 |
| Deposited By: | Information and Communication Technology |
| Deposited On: | 2023-02-02 |
| Last Modified: | 2023-02-02 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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